diff --git a/cmd/ww/main.c b/cmd/ww/main.c
index 2345f93d..6622391f 100644
--- a/cmd/ww/main.c
+++ b/cmd/ww/main.c
@@ -4449,8 +4449,8 @@ sep_validate_request_staging(struct sepgraph *g, const char *scratch, int warm,
 			return -1;
 		if (emit_asm) continue;
 		int owns_output = root_package ? publish_package
-		    : (is_test && !products[i].no_tests)
-		    || sep_root_is_command(&g->pkg[products[i].root]);
+		    : is_test ? !products[i].no_tests
+		    : sep_root_is_command(&g->pkg[products[i].root]);
 		if (!owns_output) continue;
 		if (sep_prepare_product_stage(&products[i].stage_out,
 		    products[i].out) < 0)
diff --git a/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.ww b/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.ww
index adcacc64..a4f446fe 100644
--- a/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.ww
+++ b/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.ww
@@ -5204,8 +5204,9 @@ fn sepvalidaterequeststaging(g: *sepgraph, scratch: *u8, warm: bool,
 		if (emitasm == 0) {
 			let ownsoutput: bool = false;
 			if (rootpackage) { ownsoutput = publishpackage != 0; }
-			else { ownsoutput = (istest != 0 && !products[i].notests)
-				|| seprootiscommand(&g.pkg[products[i].root]); };
+			else { if (istest != 0) { ownsoutput = !products[i].notests; }
+				else { ownsoutput = seprootiscommand(
+					&g.pkg[products[i].root]); }; };
 			if (ownsoutput) {
 				products[i].stageout = sepprepareproductstage(
 					products[i].stageout, products[i].out);